Field Services

Sometimes it is impossible, or inconvenient, to conduct a laboratory evaluation of a failed or corroded component. However, aging vessels and piping that are operating at temperatures and pressures beyond initial design, or equipment that has been exposed to a fire or other upset condition, requires evaluation to verify its existing condition and suitability-for-service or remaining life. The Hendrix Group can provide on-site evaluation of plant equipment without the need to destructively remove samples. Using field metallographic techniques we can observe and evaluate the microstructure of an equipment item. This provides valuable information concerning creep damage, fire damage and cracking mechanisms. Typical applications of field metallography include fired heater tubes, high-temperature piping, steam systems, and equipment susceptible to environmental cracking, including cracking from environments containing wet hydrogen sulfide, chloride, ammonia, carbon dioxide or caustic.

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